Peter Hodgson at the I Heart Guitar blog has written a guest post for Gibson.com on how to get started on playing seven string guitars. What’s interesting about it is that it’s not just “let’s play the same but lower”, it is more of insights into how you can use the extra string to extend […]
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Now that we know there’s a way to emulate monitor output in rooms when mixing, wouldn’t it be cool if you could add room simulation to the cabinet or cabinet simulation you are using? Well, you can – using impulse responses. An impulse response is the recording of a special kind of sound – a […]
Read morePower chords are three-string chords which use can use to play almost any rock or heavy metal song you can think of. You usually write them down as fives, like E5 that you play like this: E — B — G — D -2- A -2- E -0- The template for a power chord is […]
Read moreThere are numerous sites and phone apps to lookup chords, but there’s still a point to knowing the theory behind how chords are constructed. And it’s really not that hard. Pick a key and start with its major scale, and then just follow the templates to which notes of the scale are used in the different kinds […]
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On the site Ultimate Metal there’s a forum dedicated to one the metal world’s great producers, Andy Sneap, who has produced Nevermore, Megadeth, Machine Head, Accept and many more. Even though the great Sneap himself doesn’t frequent the forum it’s a great meeting place for other skilled producers. One of them, Ermz, is currently writing a […]
Read moreThe equalizer is your best friend when it comes to mixing. The EQ can’t fix a bad source material, but even perfectly recorded tracks often need to be EQ:d to play well together. Here are good cliff notes on what changes in different frequencies will accomplish.
Read moreOla Englund is, apart from an awesome guitarist, renowned over all the internet as someone who can squeeze a fantastic tone out of almost any amp. He’s made a few tutorial videos on Youtube that describes how you make amazing guitar and bass recordings, and how to make plugin drumkits like Superior Drummer sound great. Here’s […]
Read moreI went to the guitar lesson yesterday pretty uninspired… I hadn’t found time to do my real homework, writing a new solo, so we didn’t really have anything planned. I was about to cancel, but decided to go anyway. It turned out a deep dive into modes with a lot of practical application! I had […]
Read moreI could really only find 65 licks, but all of them with tabs and most even have MP3 samples. http://www.guitarworld.com/articles/101%20amazing%20licks
Read moreCrappy tone and he looks a bit nerdy, but he really knows his Adrian Smith! Good reference for help with fingering and if you’re looking to tab out one the solos yourself.
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